Planetary hours
in Seongnam-si.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Saturday, 2 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:45
- Sunset
- 17:24
- Next sunrise
- 07:46
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Seoul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:45 – 08:34
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:34 – 09:22
- 3♂︎ Mars09:22 – 10:10
- 4☉︎ Sun10:10 – 10:58
- 5♀︎ Venus10:58 – 11:47
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:47 – 12:35
- 7☽︎ Moon12:35 – 13:23
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:23 – 14:11
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:11 – 14:59
- 10♂︎ Mars14:59 – 15:48
- 11☉︎ Sun15:48 – 16:36
- 12♀︎ Venus16:36 – 17:24
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:24 – 18:36
- 2☽︎ Moon18:36 – 19:48
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:48 – 20:59
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:59 – 22:11
- 5♂︎ Mars22:11 – 23:23
- 6☉︎ Sun23:23 – 00:35
- 7♀︎ Venus00:35 – 01:47
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:47 – 02:58
- 9☽︎ Moon02:58 – 04:10
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:10 – 05:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:22 – 06:34
- 12♂︎ Mars06:34 – 07:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Seongnam-si?
On Saturday, 2 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:45 and sets at 17:24: the day lasts 9h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:46, lasts 14h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:45 to 08:34: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.